Description
Wireshark 0.99.6 through 1.0.5 allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted Tektronix K12 text capture file, as demonstrated by a file with exactly one frame.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | wireshark | 1.0.6-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | wireshark | 1.0.6-1 | — |
| Debian 12 | wireshark | 1.0.6-1 | — |
Red Hat
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| RHEL 5 | wireshark +1 | 1.0.6-2.el5_3 | RHSA-2009:0313 |
| RHEL 4 | wireshark +1 | 1.0.6-2.el4_7 | RHSA-2009:0313 |
| RHEL 3 | wireshark +1 | 1.0.6-EL3.3 | RHSA-2009:0313 |
Advisories 1
- RHSA-2009:0313 Red Hat Security Advisory: wireshark security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 26, 2026
References
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-082.htm
- 34344 third-party-advisory
- 33872 third-party-advisory
- 20090312 rPSA-2009-0040-1 tshark wireshark mailing-list
- 34144 third-party-advisory
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:15041 vdb-entry signature
- 33690 vdb-entry
- SUSE-SR:2009:005 vendor-advisory
- 1021697 vdb-entry
- https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2984
- FEDORA-2009-1877 vendor-advisory
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10853 vdb-entry signature
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=1937
- http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2009-0040
- RHSA-2009:0313 vendor-advisory
- ADV-2009-0370 vdb-entry
- http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2009-01.html
- 34264 third-party-advisory